ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs South Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
17.8%
in 2024
South Africa
9.5%
in 2023
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
108th
South Africa rank
108th

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time

  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
  • South Africa
102030199820112024

How they compare

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) currently reports 17.8% against 9.5% in South Africa, a difference of 8.3%.

That makes ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s figure about 1.9 times South Africa's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 108th of 221 groups.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 32.5% 5.7% 26.9% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2000s 27.2% 7.4% 19.8% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2010s 18.8% 9.8% 9.0% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2020s 18.4% 9.6% 8.8% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or South Africa?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), at 17.8% against 9.5% in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa?
8.3%, with ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 108th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,066 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release